The Downtown Berkeley BART station remains closed during a 4-day strike in July led by BART unions.

BART unions give 72-hour notice of strike to begin Monday

The 30-day contract extension between labor unions Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, established after the July strike, will expire Sunday night and may lead to another strike if negotiations before then are unsuccessful. Read More…

Payroll report shows UC employee compensation remains below market

The University of California released its 2012 payroll report on Wednesday, which showed that funding from state and educational fees continues to go down while compensation for UC employees remains below market. The total UC payroll of roughly $10.6 billion in 2011 grew to $11.2 billion in 2012. The highest source of Read More…

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Activists protest sale of Berkeley’s first post office

Where Milvia Street crosses Allston Way, several bold signs and worn REI tents indicate a group of protesters who have been camping out in front of Berkeley’s first post office since Saturday night to save the institution from being sold. A blue Prius pulls up to the curb, and out Read More…